This is a list of Baroque palaces built in Europe in the late 17th and 18th centuries. Some of them were inspired by the construction of the Palace of Versailles by Louis XIV and its successive extensions. Versailles was a source of inspiration for the monarchs and nobles of Europe who also longed for a residence appropriate to their privileged position.
Only the most important city residences, such as the Stockholm Palace and Winter Palace, are included. Pre-Versailles Roman palazzi, such as Palazzo Barberini, Palazzo Chigi-Odescalchi, Palazzo Ludovisi, Palazzo Colonna, Palazzo Altieri, Palazzo Muti Papazzurri, Palazzo di Propaganda Fide, etc. are excluded from this list.
Only a few Lustschlösser, Jagdschlösser, and "porcelain palaces" with Rococo interiors are shown; these entries are colored lavender.
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| Image | Name | Location | First owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Château de Maisons | Maisons-Laffitte, Yvelines | René de Longueil | |
| Château de Vaux-le-Vicomte | Maincy, Seine-et-Marne | Nicolas Fouquet | |
| Palace of Versailles | Versailles, Yvelines | Louis XIV of France | |
| Grand Trianon | Versailles | Louis XIV | |
(destroyed) |
Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine | Philippe I, Duke of Orléans | |
(destroyed) |
Marly-le-Roi, Yvelines | Louis XIV | |
(destroyed) |
Meudon, Hauts-de-Seine | Le Grand Dauphin | |
| Château de Champs-sur-Marne | Champs-sur-Marne, Seine-et-Marne | Charles Renouard de La Touanne | |
| Château de Dampierre | Dampierre-en-Yvelines | Charles Honoré d'Albert, duc de Luynes | |
| Palais Rohan | Strasbourg | Armand Gaston Maximilien de Rohan | |
| Hôtel de Soubise | Paris | François de Rohan-Soubise | |
| Ducal Palace of Nancy (extension) |
Nancy | Stanislas Leszczyński | |
| Château de Lunéville | Lunéville | Leopold of Lorraine | |
| Château de Commercy | Commercy | Charles Henri de Lorraine | |
| Château d'Haroué | Haroué | Marc de Beauvau |
| Image | Name | Location | First owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Palazzina di Stupinigi | Stupinigi | Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia | |
| Royal Palace of Turin (rebuilt) |
Turin | Victor Amadeus II | |
| Palazzo Carignano | Turin | Emmanuel-Philibert of Savoy-Carignan | |
| Palazzo Madama, Turin (extension) |
Turin | Marie Jeanne Baptiste de Savoie-Nemours | |
| Ducal Palace of Modena | Modena | House of Este | |
| Ducal Palace of Colorno | Colorno | Francesco Farnese, Duke of Parma | |
| Palazzo Estense | Varese | Francesco III d'Este | |
| Villa Reale di Monza | Monza | Archduke Ferdinand | |
| Villa Stra | Stra | Alvise Pisani | |
| Royal Palace of Naples (rebuilt) |
Naples | Charles VII of Naples | |
| Palace of Capodimonte | Naples | Charles VII | |
| Palace of Portici | Portici | Charles VII | |
| Palace of Caserta (the largest building in 18th-century Europe) |
Caserta | Charles VII |
| Image | Name | Location | First owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Palace of Madrid | Madrid | Philip V of Spain | |
| Royal Palace of Aranjuez | Aranjuez | Philip V | |
| Palace of La Granja | San Ildefonso | Philip V | |
| Royal Palace of Riofrío | Riofrío, Segovia | Isabella Farnese |
| Image | Name | Location | First owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mafra Palace | Mafra | John V of Portugal | |
| Belém Palace | Lisbon | John V | |
| Palácio das Necessidades | Lisbon | John V | |
| Queluz Palace | Queluz (Sintra) | Peter III of Portugal |
| Image | Name | Location | First owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hampton Court Palace (additions by Sir Christopher Wren) |
Richmond upon Thames | William and Mary | |
| Kensington Palace | London United Kingdom |
William and Mary | |
| Blenheim Palace | Woodstock, Oxfordshire | John Churchill, 1st Duke of Marlborough | |
| Castle Howard | North Yorkshire | Charles Howard, 3rd Earl of Carlisle | |
| Chatsworth House | Chatsworth, Derbyshire | William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire |
| Image | Name | Location | First owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Het Loo Palace | Apeldoorn Netherlands |
William and Mary | |
| Münster Residence | Münster | Maximilian Franz von Österreich | |
| Schloss Nordkirchen | Nordkirchen Germany |
Prince-bishops of Munster | |
| Anholt Castle (rebuilt) |
Isselburg Germany |
Princes of Salm-Salm |
| Image | Name | Location | First owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electoral Palace of Bonn | Bonn | Archbishop of Cologne | |
| Schloss Weißenstein | Pommersfelden | Archbishop of Mainz (Lothar Franz von Schönborn) |
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| Mannheim Palace | Mannheim | Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine | |
| Electoral Palace of Trier | Trier | Archbishop of Trier | |
| Augustusburg and Falkenlust | Brühl | Archbishop of Cologne (Clemens August of Bavaria) |
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| Schloss Benrath | Düsseldorf | Charles Theodore, Elector Palatine |
| Image | Name | Location | First owner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schloss Rastatt | Rastatt | Louis of Baden | ||
| Ludwigsburg Palace | Ludwigsburg | Eberhard Louis of Württemberg | ||
| Karlsruhe Palace | Karlsruhe | Charles III William, Margrave of Baden-Durlach | ||
| Stuttgart Residence {rebuilt after destruction) |
Stuttgart | Charles Eugene of Württemberg | ||
| Pleasure palaces | ||||
| Schloss Favorite | Rastatt | Sibylle Auguste of Saxe-Lauenburg | ||
| Favorite Ludwigsburg | Ludwigsburg | Eberhard Louis of Württemberg | ||
| Castle Solitude | Stuttgart | Charles Eugene of Württemberg | ||
| Image | Name | Location | First owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Würzburg Residence | Würzburg | Johann Philipp Franz von Schönborn | |
| Werneck Residence | Werneck | Friedrich Karl von Schönborn | |
| Veitshöchheim Residence | Veitshöchheim | Peter Philipp von Dernbach | |
| Ansbach Residence | Ansbach | Bishops of Ansbach | |
| Schleissheim Palace | Oberschleißheim | Maximilian II Emanuel | |
| Nymphenburg Palace | Munich | House of Wittelsbach | |
| Amalienburg | Munich | Maria Amalia of Austria | |
| Herrenchiemsee Palace | Herreninsel, Chiemsee | Ludwig II |
| Image | Name | Location | First owner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schönbrunn Palace | Vienna Austria |
House of Habsburg | ||
| Belvedere Palace | Vienna | Eugene of Savoy | ||
| Schloss Laxenburg | Laxenburg Austria |
Maria Theresia | ||
| Palais Schwarzenberg | Vienna | Adam Franz von Schwarzenberg | ||
| Austerlitz Palace | Slavkov u Brna Czech Republic |
Wenzel Anton von Kaunitz | ||
| Schloss Halbturn | Halbturn Austria |
Emperor Charles VI | ||
| Schloss Esterházy | Eisenstadt Austria |
Pál Esterházy | ||
| Schloss Eggenberg (Graz) | Graz Austria |
Hans Ulrich von Eggenberg | ||
| Schloss Trautenfels | Pürgg-Trautenfels Austria |
Siegmund Friedrich von Trauttmansdorff | ||
| Feldsberg Residence | Valtice Czech Republic |
Karl Eusebius von Liechtenstein | ||
| Münchengrätz Residence | Mnichovo Hradiště Czech Republic |
Ernst Josef von Waldstein | ||
| Neuschloss Residence | Nové Hrady Czech Republic |
Jean-Antoine Harbouval de Chamaré | ||
| Jarmeritz Palace | Jaroměřice nad Rokytnou Czech Republic |
Johann Adam von Questenberg | ||
(rebuilt after destruction) |
Budapest Hungary |
Béla IV of Hungary | ||
| Gödöllő Residence | Gödöllő Hungary |
Antal Grassalkovich | ||
| Festetics Palace | Keszthely Hungary |
Kristóf Festetics | ||
| Károlyi Palace | Nagymágocs Hungary |
Imre Károlyi | ||
| Eszterháza | Fertőd Hungary |
Nikolaus Esterházy | ||
| Wenckheim Palace | Szabadkígyós Hungary |
Frigyes Wenckheim | ||
| L'Huiller-Coburg Palace | Edelény Hungary |
Ferenc János L'Huillier | ||
| Troja Palace | Prague Czech Republic |
Wenzel Adalbert von Sternberg | ||
| Villa Amerika | Prague | Vaclav Michna | ||
| Książ Castle | Książ Poland |
Conrad Ernest Maximilian von Hochberg | ||
| City palaces | ||||
| Archbishops' Palace | Prague Czech Republic |
Archbishops of Prague | ||
| Kroměříž Palace | Kroměříž Czech Republic |
Karl von Liechtenstein-Kastelkorn | ||
| Palais Auersperg | Vienna | House of Auersperg | ||
| Palais Goltz-Kinsky | Prague | Johann Ernst von der Goltz | ||
| Palais Thun-Hohenstein | Prague | Michael Oswald Thun | ||
| Summer Archbishop's Palace | Bratislava Slovakia |
Archbishops of Esztergom | ||
| Grassalkovich Palace | Bratislava | Antal Grassalkovich | ||
| Wrocław Palace | Wrocław Poland |
Heinrich Gottfried von Spätgen | ||
| Schaffgotsch Palace | Cieplice Śląskie-Zdrój Poland |
Johann Nepomucen Schaffgotsch | ||
| Image | Name | Location | First owner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlottenburg Palace | Charlottenburg, Berlin | Frederick I of Prussia | ||
| New Palace | Potsdam | Frederick II of Prussia | ||
| Sanssouci | Potsdam | Frederick II of Prussia | ||
| City palaces | ||||
(destroyed) |
Berlin | Frederick I of Prussia | ||
(rebuilt after destruction) |
Potsdam | Frederick William, Elector of Brandenburg | ||
(destroyed) |
Berlin | Sophia Dorothea of Hanover | ||
| Meseberg Palace | Gransee | Hermann von Wartensleben | ||
| Image | Name | Location | First owner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dresden Castle (rebuilt) |
Dresden | Augustus II the Strong | ||
(rebuilt after destruction) |
Dresden | Augustus II the Strong | ||
(rebuilt after destruction) |
Dresden | Augustus II the Strong | ||
| Schloss Oranienbaum | Oranienbaum, Germany | Henriette Catherine of Nassau | ||
| Pleasure palaces | ||||
| Pillnitz Castle | Pillnitz | Augustus II the Strong | ||
| Fasanenschlösslein | Moritzburg | Frederick Augustus I of Saxony | ||
| Schloss Belvedere | Weimar | Ernest August of Saxe-Weimar | ||
| Image | Name | Location | First owner |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peterhof Palace | Peterhof Russia |
Peter I of Russia | |
| Catherine Palace | Pushkin Russia |
Empress Elisabeth | |
| Rundāle Palace | Pilsrundāle Latvia |
Ernst Johann von Biron | |
| Oranienbaum Palace | Lomonosov Russia |
Alexander Menshikov | |
| Strelna Palace | Strelna Russia |
Peter I of Russia | |
| Vorontsov Palace | Saint Petersburg Russia |
Mikhail Illarionovich Vorontsov | |
| Catherinethal Palace | Tallinn Estonia |
Peter I of Russia | |
| Kikin Palace | Saint Petersburg Russia |
Alexander Kikin | |
| Mariyinsky Palace | Kiev Ukraine |
Empress Elisabeth | |
| Jelgava Palace | Jelgava Latvia |
Ernst Johann von Biron | |
| Chinese Palace | Lomonosov Russia |
Catherine II of Russia | |
| Catherine Palace | Moscow Russia |
Catherine II of Russia | |
| Winter Palace | Saint Petersburg Russia |
Empress Elisabeth | |
(destroyed) |
Saint Petersburg Russia |
Empress Elisabeth | |
| Menshikov Palace | Saint Petersburg Russia |
Alexander Menshikov | |
| Stroganov Palace | Saint Petersburg Russia |
Stroganov family | |
| Sheremetev Palace | Saint Petersburg Russia |
Pyotr Sheremetev |
| Image | Name | Location | First owner | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Drottningholm Palace | Drottningholm Sweden |
Queen Hedvig Eleonora | ||
| Fredensborg Palace | Fredensborg Denmark |
Frederick IV of Denmark | ||
| Frederiksberg Palace | Frederiksberg Denmark |
Frederick IV | ||
| Eremitage Palace | Dyrehaven Denmark |
Christian VI of Denmark | ||
| City palaces | ||||
| Gottorf Castle {rebuilt by Tessin) |
Schleswig Germany |
Frederick IV, Duke of Holstein-Gottorp | ||
| Stockholm Palace | Stockholm Sweden |
Frederick of Sweden | ||
| Amalienborg Palace | Copenhagen Denmark |
Adam Gottlob Moltke | ||